BEIJING: (Sep 1) China on Tuesday held memorial services for victims of the deadly flash flood that struck Gyirong county in Tibet near the Nepal border last week, as rescue and recovery operations continued in the disaster-hit region.
Memorial services were held at the Gyirong Port branch of the Xigaze Public Security Bureau and at the rescue sites, with rescuers, local officials and residents observing silence in memory of those killed, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The massive flash flood, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche, struck the Gyirong border area on August 26, causing widespread destruction and leaving hundreds of people missing.
Source: PTI News
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